Telling a Long Joke - By Swami Rama

TELLING A LONG JOKE By Swami Rama Once I was speaking to a large crowd in Hamburg, Germany and I told a long joke. I had a very good interpreter. It took me a

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TELLING A LONG JOKE
By Swami Rama

Once I was speaking to a large crowd in Hamburg, Germany and I told a
long joke. I had a very good interpreter. It took me a few minutes to
tell the joke, but the interpreter translated in a few seconds and
everyone nearly fell off their chairs laughing. I thought, 'I have
wasted time in learning English, Sanskrit, and other languages. I am
going to learn German.' When the lecture was over I asked her, "Tell
me. How did you translate such a big joke in a few seconds time?" She
said, "I told them, 'The speaker is giving a long joke. Please
laugh.'"

One should maintain that humor. Laugh with your children and your
partner. During laughter you remain very happy.

Excerpted from:
Samadhi: The Highest State of Wisdom
Volume One of Yoga the Sacred Science
(Lectures on the Yoga Sutras)
By Swami Rama
ISBN 8188157015

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